兼聽則明，偏信則暗

Chinese

			(expresses contrast with a previous sentence or clause); standard; norm (expresses contrast with a previous sentence or clause); standard; norm; rule; to imitate; to follow; then; principle	clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty		to heed and trust only one side	(expresses contrast with a previous sentence or clause); standard; norm (expresses contrast with a previous sentence or clause); standard; norm; rule; to imitate; to follow; then; principle	dark; gloomy; hidden dark; gloomy; hidden; secret
trad. (兼聽則明，偏信則暗)		兼聽	則	明	，	偏信	則	暗
simp. (兼听则明，偏信则暗)		兼听	则	明	，	偏信	则	暗

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiāntīng zé míng, piānxìn zé àn

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢ ㄊㄧㄥ ㄗㄜˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ , ㄆㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄗㄜˊ ㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gim¹ ting³ zak¹ ming⁴, pin¹ seon³ zak¹ am³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiāntīng zé míng, piānxìn zé àn
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢ ㄊㄧㄥ ㄗㄜˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ , ㄆㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄗㄜˊ ㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jianting zé míng, piansìn zé àn
    • Wade–Giles: chien¹-tʻing¹ tsê² ming², pʻien¹-hsin⁴ tsê² an⁴
    • Yale: jyān-tīng dzé míng-, pyān-syìn dzé àn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jianting tzer ming, pianshinn tzer ann
    • Palladius: цзяньтин цзэ мин, пяньсинь цзэ ань (czjanʹtin czɛ min, pjanʹsinʹ czɛ anʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tʰiŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɤ³⁵ miŋ³⁵ pʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕin⁵¹ t͡sɤ³⁵ ˀän⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gim¹ ting³ zak¹ ming⁴, pin¹ seon³ zak¹ am³
    • Yale: gīm ting jāk mìhng, pīn seun jāk am
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gim¹ ting³ dzak⁷ ming⁴, pin¹ soen³ dzak⁷ am³
    • Guangdong Romanization: gim¹ ting³ zeg¹ ming⁴, pin¹ sên³ zeg¹ em³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiːm⁵⁵ tʰɪŋ³³ t͡sɐk̚⁵ mɪŋ²¹ pʰiːn⁵⁵ sɵn³³ t͡sɐk̚⁵ ɐm³³/

Proverb

兼聽則明，偏信則暗

1. Listen to both sides and you will be enlightened, heed only one side and you will be benighted.

Synonyms

• 兼聽則明，偏聽則蔽／兼听则明，偏听则蔽 (jiāntīng zé míng, piāntīng zé bì)